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Bridging Academia and Industry: How Geographic Hubs Connect University Science and Corporate Technology

Michaël Bikard
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Michaël Bikard
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7246
Strategy, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, 77300 Île-de-France, France;
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Matt Marx
Matt Marx
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-4142
Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Michaël Bikard

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Michaël Bikard

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7246

Strategy, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, 77300 Île-de-France, France;

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Matt Marx

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-4142

Strategy and Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215

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Published Online:23 Sep 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3385

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Received:January 25, 2018
Accepted:April 09, 2019
Published Online:September 23, 2019

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